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Flood Watch 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flood watch at Aug 22, 2008, 10:11 PM CDT for La Salle County, Webb County, Texas. It took effect at Aug 23, 2008, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 22, 2008, 10:11 PM CDT (03:11 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 23, 2008, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 23, 2008, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Flood severity
- None
Counties La Salle County, TX, Webb County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flood watch went out at Aug 22, 9:44 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 22, 9:44 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 534 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-231100- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT OCONNOR- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 534 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR TONIGHT OVER THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS...ESPECIALLY OVER WEBB AND LA SALLE COUNTIES AND LOCATIONS NEAR THE RIO GRANDE INCLUDING THE CITY OF LAREDO. EXCESSIVE HEAVY RAINFALL OVER WET SOILS OR IMPERVIOUS GROUNDS (SUCH AS THE CITY OF LAREDO) COULD PRODUCE FLOODING. AT THIS TIME...NO LARGE HAIL OR DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A SLOW MOVING UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH COPIOUS TROPICAL MOISTURE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY... PRODUCING LIKELY RAINFALL AND PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. THE MAIN CONCERN FOR LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND FLOODING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL CONTINUE TO BE ACROSS WEBB...LA SALLE...MCMULLEN AND DUVAL COUNTIES. SCATTERED PRECIPITATION WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY ACROSS THESE WESTERN COUNTIES OF SOUTH TEXAS BEFORE TAPERING OFF MIDWEEK. BEGINNING TODAY THROUGH MONDAY 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND BRUSH COUNTRY... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. THESE AMOUNTS COULD EASILY SATURATE SOILS...RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE RUNOFF AND FLOODING. SOME OF THIS FLOODING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS...WHEN THE DANGERS FOR FLOODING ARE GREATEST AS WATER LEVELS AT NIGHT ARE HARD TO DETERMINE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER...RESIDENTS AND EMERGENCY MANAGERS...ESPECIALLY IN THE CITY OF LAREDO...SHOULD BEGIN MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR THIS POTENTIALLY HEAVY RAINFALL EVENT. A FLOOD OR FLASH FLOOD WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. GW/JR
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 22, 4:28 PM CDT, 5 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 428 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 TXZ229-239-222230- LA SALLE-WEBB- 428 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING LA SALLE AND WEBB COUNTIES... AT 424 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LAS TIENDAS...OR 18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ENCINAL...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. MOTORISTS TRAVELING ALONG INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN LAREDO AND ENCINAL CAN EXPECT WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH...VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES. JM
Local storm report, Aug 22, 6:25 PM CDT, 3 hours 46 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 7:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 114 min |
| Aug 23, 10:02 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CRP | Webb | 118 min |
| Aug 23, 11:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 54 min |
| Aug 23, 1:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Webb | 93 min |
| Aug 23, 2:15 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | La Salle | 90 min |
| Aug 23, 2:56 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Duval | 79 min |
| Aug 23, 3:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 33 min |
| Aug 23, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | San Patricio | 90 min |
| Aug 23, 5:09 PM CDT | Flood Watch | CRP | La Salle, Webb | 17 hr |
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